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NUEN 406.

Nuclear Engineering Systems and Design. (3-0). Credit 3. I

Nuclear plant systems; conventional and advanced generation power reactors, nuclear simulators, transient analysis using available software for reactor simulators; nuclear engineering design methodology; problem formulation, criteria, trade-off decisions and design optimization; case studies. Prerequisites: NUEN 304.

Previous Instructors:

Dr. Best, Dr. Tsvetkov, Dr. Vierow

ABET Accreditation Information for this Course
This course fulfills the following ABET Educational Objectives for the Nuclear Engineering Degree:
Objective 1: will work on the challenges of maintenance, improvement, innovation, education, and research in the safe and environmentally responsible utilization of nuclear resources including, but not limited to, their occurrence in power production, industrial, and medical applications. In this work, they will fulfill independent assignments, engage in collaborations, and manage the work of others with effective communications characterizing all phases of their responsibilities.
Objective 2: will conduct their professional activities with full recognition of the choices and challenges implicit to their work, to its ethical dimensions, and to their implications for matters beyond their immediate tasks.
Objective 3: will take the local, global, historical, social, economic, and political settings into account in both their domestic and international endeavors.
Objective 4: will recognize and utilize both the accumulated body of results from prior work and the continuing evolution of science and technology as essential resources for the effective conduct of their work.
This course fulfills the following ABET Outcomes for the Nuclear Engineering Degree:
Outcome a: ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
Outcome d: ability to design a nuclear system, component, or process to meet desired needs
Outcome f: ability to identify, formulate, and solve nuclear engineering problems
Outcome g: ability to understand professional and ethical responsibility
Outcome h: ability to communicate effectively with technical and general audiences
Outcome k: knowledge of implications and consequences of contemporary issues related to nuclear science and engineering
Outcome l: ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern tools necessary for nuclear engineering practice